Engineer - Design

Job Summary

The primary job responsibility is to work on EWIS component design and to take complete 
ownership of his or her work on various tasks involved in the project. Candidate shall support 
independently or with minimal supervision on Aerospace Electrical system schematic and Wiring 
diagrams. She (or) he should have hands-on experience in Electrical Functional Design (EFD), 
Electrical Installations Design (EID), Electrical System Schematic Drawings (ESSD) and Electrical 
Components Engineering.  The execution will be in accordance with established design practices 
and work instructions. 
 
Candidate has to take complete responsibility for his (or) her tasks, and should provide regular 
updates to the respective team leader as well as the programs teams. 
He or she shall drive and lead product improvements activities, method development and 
continuous improvement activities through various internal forums of GKN.

Job Responsibilities

 Individual contributor working and delivering electrical wiring design tasks in line with 
functional KPI of the organization. 
 Supporting the design process to ensure required quality is achieved within direct area of 
responsibility 
 Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency 
 Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and compliance documentation to ensure 
they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, 
within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints. 
 Identify technical problems and apply/integrate solutions. 
 Execute and implement methods plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and 
compliant to achieve the design and programme objectives. 
 Identify and assess technical risk for own work and propose mitigations within assigned 
programmes/projects. 
 Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project 
signature authorizations.  
 Support technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the 
creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.  
 Process documentation such as concessions and non-conformances, and provide technical 
support by implementing solutions to address non-conforming products, designs, and 
compliance documentation.  
Perform all activities at a level of minimal supervision and support other engineers with peer
to-peer reviews.  
 Identify improvements and support the creation of work instructions, procedures, technical 
manuals, and guidelines. 

Job Qualifications

General: 
 Must possess an appropriate level of engineering functional knowledge (typically 
Technical and in the appropriate Area of Expertise) with experience or knowledge of 
working/interfacing with other Engineering & Manufacturing Eng. (ME) disciplines 
(including customers and suppliers) in order to successfully execute the functional project 
team(s) objectives. 
 Must have an awareness of the Aerospace industry and in the functional area the 
project/programme is responsible for (e.g. Design, Analysis, ME, Testing etc.) in order to 
successfully support the whole of the IPT in achieving the overall business objectives. 
 Must possess a good level of technical problem solving skills. 
Essential: 
 Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in EEE, ECE, Electronics & Instrumentation, 
Telecommunication or equivalent 
 Good communication skills in English both oral and written 
 Must have 5-10 years’ experience in Aerospace Electrical system schematic and Wiring 
diagrams 
 Knowledge and Hands on experience in Wiring diagrams, Block diagrams, Schematic 
diagrams, Stick diagrams, Topology drawing (Main routing architecture), Wire harness 3D 
routing and Harness Manufacturing Engineering drawings including BOM for HV/LV/RF 
Harnesses 
 Knowledge and Hands on experience in tools like Autocad, Electre, MS Office, Siemens 
Capital, Beyond Compare, Electrical Wiring modules in 3D Catia/UG-NX 
 Knowledge on Electrical Power Characteristics, Power generation and distribution. 
 Thorough   knowledge on standards SAE50881, MIL-STD-5088L, MIL-STD-704F, EMI/EMC 
Standards, MIL-W/C-27500 for Wires/Cables 
 Knowledge on Electrical component selection (like connectors, back shells, wires, cables, 
switches, relays, modules, loose parts etc) for System Schematic/Wiring/Harness) 
 Library and Symbol creation and update for Electrical components, database creation for 
System wise Wiring information- Wiring Tables, Construction standards, Finish Codes, 
product defintions (BOM) 
 Updating CAD models in CATIA pertaining to Electrical System Schematic Drawings 
(ESSDs) and Wire Harness (WH) definitions – clerical (changing part numbers) as well as 
design updates 
 Ability to interpret results, understand modes of failures and propose optimisation ideas 
 Good product knowledge related to Aerostructure standard electrical components and 
assemblies  
 Documentation support on Change Control Board (CCBs)  
 Customization and Programming skills, preferably using Excel VBA/Python/Power Query 
and Power Pivot  
 Good technical report writing skills 
 REACH compliance – Knowledge and skills on EU REACH (Registration, Evaluation, 
Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation). Has experience working withcross-functional teams like engineering, procurement, legal, and product development 
teams to manage chemical compliance and mitigate regulatory risks. Maintain and update 
REACH registration dossiers and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Coordinate with GKN suppliers 
to gather and verify chemical composition data. Conduct risk assessments and exposure 
scenarios for substances of very high concern (SVHC). Monitor regulatory updates and 
assess their impact on company operations. Support product development teams with 
material selection and compliance documentation. Assist in audits and inspections related 
to chemical compliance.